The Company carried 354 thousand passengers on international flights in August. The number of passengers was up by 18% as compared to August last year. The capacity increase totalled 19% between years. The passenger load factor was 86.2% compared to 85.5% at the same time last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased the most or by 23.4%. Passengers on this market were 55% of total passengers carried on the Company’s international flights.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 32 thousand in August, which is 2% decrease from August last year. The capacity was decreased by 3% compared to August 2013. The load factor was 74.1%, increasing by 0.6 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 22% between years. Cargo transport increased by 1% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels increased by 3.9% compared to previous year. The room utilization was 88.3%, compared to 88.2% in August last year.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | AUG 14 | AUG 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 353,826 | 300,164 | 18% | 1,811,906 | 1,573,484 | 15% |
| Load Factor | 86.2% | 85.5% | 0.7 ppt | 80.9% | 80.5% | 0.4 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,223.3 | 1,031.3 | 19% | 6,652.8 | 5,678.9 | 17% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | AUG 14 | AUG 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 32,338 | 32,928 | -2% | 203,373 | 214,652 | -5% |
| Load Factor | 74.1% | 73.5% | 0.6 ppt | 71.2% | 71.6% | -0.3 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 20.0 | 20.7 | -3% | 106.5 | 110.8 | -4% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | AUG 14 | AUG 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilization | 87.5% | 90.9% | -3.4 ppt | 94.8% | 90.5% | 4.3 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 1,958 | 2,512 | -22% | 14,419 | 19,102 | -25% |
| CARGO | AUG 14 | AUG 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 23,477 | 21,560 | 9% | 149,130 | 135,533 | 10% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 7,301 | 7,245 | 1% | 64,405 | 61,598 | 5% |
| HOTELS | AUG 14 | AUG 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 35,850 | 34,535 | 4% | 225,643 | 223,567 | 1% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 31,647 | 30,472 | 4% | 175,670 | 167,059 | 5% |
| Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 88.3% | 88.2% | 0.1 ppt | 77.9% | 74.7% | 3.1 ppt |
For further detailed information please contact:
Bogi Nils Bogason, CFO, Icelandair Group tel: + 354 665-8801
Íris Hulda Þórisdóttir, Director Investor Relations, Icelandair Group tel: + 354 840-7010
